Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
Published by Request.
THE SALVATION ARMY.
Editor Woman's Journal

Mrs. Adelaide A. Claflin, than whom we
connt no brighter, drawer and cheerler
nublic sneaker. in her address at the Melo- |
paon. on Jan. 26, while giving Sir Josh
mas infallible rule by which reforms may
no tested-s'brains, sir, "-alluded to the
Salvation Army in terms which l felt she
would not have used had she been thor.
onghlv conyersant with the workings OF
that body. :; .ho
sense of one who tries to bring the world
tn God wear no uniforms. But, from
an opposition f1ercer than ever felt against
ANYTHING, Ihave come to thoroughly believe
in and reverence the Salvation Army. l
write not to embody my own personal ex-
nerience. but to show why l believe that
ali friends of woman's elevation ought to
look upon the army as powerful ally
We NAV differ from it largely. from theo-
logical or aesthetic standpoint. But on the
ethical, practical side we should give 1t
reverence.
Why?
In England it is daily taking poor. ignor-
ant pirls from the slums-girls who can
| neither read nor write, and whose ignor-
ance is denser than we dream of here. 1t
is placing these girls by scores either in its
international training school at Clapton, or
Gin the field" under some competent
"officer." There they are taught the rudi-
ments of an education so thoroughly that,
| in few months, these same girls 60 out
to hold meetings, attend to the finances OF
their CORPS" and do the thousand other
things which fall upon the shoulders OF an
army officer. As school for the eleva-
ton of women, as a pratical demonstra-
ton of woman's capacity for being ele.
waited even from the lowest conditions, l
know of nothing comparable to the Saliva
It may be objected that the elevation
is only on the lowest plane. Granted.
These girls would hardly grace drawing
room or fill professors chair. But it is
an elevation which lifts from bad to good,
from useless to useful. There are corners
in the world which have no drawing rooms
and which our professors chairs, alas
cannot reach.
Is it not an elevation which lifts per
| son. by ever so small degree, out of sir
and ignorance, and sets him to work tc
pull others out? I'VE are the scavengers
of the world, the sewer cleaners, hearo
an officer of high rank declare. Shall VIZ
say the sewers need no cleaning! Alas
the deadly typhoid speaks for itself
: The Army is dealing with the Socla
J. Purity problem more efficiently than thu
White Cross League. The raising of tn,
aee of concent in Great Britain was largely
Il dne to its efforts. Mr. Stead declares tina
t he could not have prosecuted the inquire
Il which led to his astounding revelation
hut for the assistance given him by its off
GERS. He saws: Il have no words TO
= the bravery and devotion of these men,
n It was Bramwell Booth-a man with sou
large enough to take in the universe, AM
> "brain" not inferior to our suffrag
}. standard. who knelt with Stead, and afte
1t that descent into hell, and solemny said
If knowing these things, We keep silence
we deserve eternal damnation.
J. They have not kept silence. They hav
Rescued Holmes, wherever sufficient fund
!, can be raised for their maintenance, wher'
:. In hundreds of lost women have foun
~ shelter, and have been brought back
!, lives of honesty. Mrs Bramwell Booth
. at the head of the home in London, She
:, a woman of culture and refinement, lad
by birth. even in English society, wher
= the terms has not the broad acceptance
holds with US. Her letters to her girls.
published from time TO time in the Engiis
h War.Cry. since their number hs
a become too great to admit Of individu'
L. correspondence. show q mother love an
a. care which make it no strange thing Thu
er these girls who have gone out from ht
u roof still feel themselves under the shel:t
of her love and look upon her approval I
to the highest earthly boon.
i Are "brajns" the only infallible mediul
for testing reforms Does not heart CON
to in for its share9 Mrs. Claflin's brain r
d volts disguised from the Army's method
L. but her heart cannot fail to be touched b
its results They use their methods